Drug & supplement interaction

Nerve Root + Digoxin

Digoxin brand names: Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin, Digitek.

No Known Interaction
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Nerve Root and Digoxin in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first. Additionally, although there is no interaction, the two are separately associated with some of the same side effects, which would make a new symptom harder to attribute to one or the other.

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Interaction report

Nerve Root and Digoxin

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Digoxin and Nerve Root in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

Worth understanding: our licensed dataset holds no drug-interaction record for Nerve Root at all — not against Digoxin, and not against any other medication we track. This verdict therefore rests on the absence of any recorded data, not on research that looked at this combination and found nothing. We cannot rule an interaction out.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Nerve Root safety at a glance

Nerve Root overall Use caution Human safety data are very limited and some plants in this group are rare or protected.
Pregnancy Possibly Unsafe When used orally; avoid using. Read the full pregnancy detail
Breastfeeding Possibly Unsafe When used orally; avoid using. Read the full breastfeeding detail

Pregnancy & breastfeeding ratings are from Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — the full detail is in the Special populations card below. Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Digoxin and Nerve Root? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
What to actually watch for

No Interaction Found — But Data Suggests Nerve Root and Digoxin May Share Several of the Same Side Effects

This is not an interaction. Neither one changes how your body handles the other, and nothing here says they react together. What our sources do show is that each has separately been linked to the effects below — so taking both can make those effects more likely to turn up, and harder to pin on one or the other if they do. One of them is worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • Hallucinations Worth acting on Additional detail

    Nerve Root

    “There is currently a limited amount of information on the adverse effects of nerve root. Orally, nerve root may cause hallucinations, giddiness, restlessness, headache, and mental excitement, particularly when taken in large doses. Topically, nerve root may cause contact dermatitis (4).”

    Nerve Root · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    1 source cited
    1. 4. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Philpson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. London, UK: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.

    Digoxin

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Digoxin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • Anxiety or restlessness / Headache Additional detail

    Nerve Root

    “Orally, nerve root may cause giddiness, restlessness, headache, and mental excitement, particularly when taken in large doses (4).”

    Nerve Root · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in cluster headache.

    1 source cited
    1. 4. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Philpson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. London, UK: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.

    Digoxin

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Digoxin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

  • A skin rash Additional detail

    Nerve Root

    “Topically, nerve root may cause contact dermatitis (4).”

    Nerve Root · Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, reported in dermatitis.

    1 source cited
    1. 4. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Philpson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. London, UK: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.

    Digoxin

    Listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Digoxin. Read the label on DailyMed ›

Effects for Digoxin come from the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of its FDA label; effects for Nerve Root come from the Natural Medicines adverse-effect record, quoted above. Wording is matched across sources by our own clinical vocabulary, so treat this as a prompt to pay attention, not a diagnosis.

Special populations

Nerve Root in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Pregnancy And Lactation Possibly Unsafe

When used orally; avoid using.

DISCLAIMER: This tool is intended for informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. Patients should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions about therapies and/or health conditions.© 2026 Therapeutic Research Center

From our Q&A

Questions About Nerve Root or Digoxin

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Nerve Root or Digoxin, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

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Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Digoxin

This page covers Nerve Root only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Digoxin page lists 113 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Aloe (major), Blue Flag (major), Danshen (major) and European Buckthorn (major).

By severity: 18 major · 79 moderate · 16 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Digoxin page

“Digoxin is a heart medicine with a narrow therapeutic index, meaning the gap between a helpful blood level and a harmful one is small, and few drugs give me more pause when supplements enter the picture. The most serious entries here are herbs that themselves contain digoxin-like cardiac glycosides, foxglove and lily-of-the-valley amon…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

Open the Digoxin interaction page

One more smart check

Taking Nerve Root as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions

We hold 10 real supplement products containing Nerve Root, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Nerve Root. Even though Nerve Root itself has no known interaction with Digoxin, another ingredient on your label might. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:

How much people look this up

Where Nerve Root and Digoxin Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Nerve Root
Top half

#643 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Digoxin
Top 25%

#379 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Nerve Root reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified October 4, 2026. The Nerve Root and Digoxin records this page draws on were last updated July 10, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
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Supplement

About Nerve Root

What is Nerve Root?

  • Anxiety and nervous tension
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Restlessness
  • Mild pain or muscle tension
  • Headache

Nerve Root, also called lady's slipper, is the root of certain Cypripedium orchids that was traditionally used in folk and Native American medicine as a calming, sleep-promoting remedy. There is very little modern scientific evidence to support these uses, and many of these orchids are now rare or protected. Talk with a pharmacist or doctor before using it, and avoid it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Cypripedium parviflorum · Orchidaceae · Dried root and rhizome · Dried root, tincture, tea, capsules

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Nerve Root is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Nerve Root record says about it on its own.

Nerve Root: dosing

There is no established, standardized dose for Nerve Root. Traditional amounts varied widely and were not tested for safety in controlled studies.If you choose to use a product, follow the directions on the label and do not exceed them.

From our Nerve Root monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Nerve Root monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Digoxin

What Is Digoxin Used For?

Brand names: Lanoxicaps, Lanoxin, Digitek

Digoxin treats mild to moderate heart failure in adults. It improves heart failure symptoms and exercise capacity, and it reduces heart failure-related hospitalizations and emergency care. It does not change survival.

It also helps control the resting heart rate in adults with chronic atrial fibrillation (an irregular heartbeat). In children with heart failure, the tablet, oral solution and most injection products are used to increase the heart’s pumping strength (myocardial contractility). Some older injection labels list only the adult uses. Digoxin Oral Solution should not be used for multifocal atrial tachycardia.

See full Digoxin drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Nerve Root

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Nerve Root — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

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2,829No known interaction
No interaction 2,829 drugs checked — show the list
Evidence & sources

Nerve Root References

The 1 references that drive our Nerve Root monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Newall CA, Anderson LA, Philpson JD. Herbal Medicine: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals. London, UK: The Pharmaceutical Press, 1996.

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Nerve Root and Digoxin Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Nerve Root with Digoxin?
We do not list a known interaction between Nerve Root and Digoxin. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
Do Nerve Root and Digoxin have any of the same side effects?
Yes — our sources link each of them separately to 4 of the same effects. That is not an interaction: neither changes how your body handles the other. It does mean that if one of those effects turns up, it can be harder to tell which one is behind it. They are listed on this page with the source behind each.
Does Digoxin interact with any supplements?
Yes. Digoxin has documented interactions with 113 supplements in our database — Nerve Root is not one of them. The Digoxin interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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